King John's Castle Review

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King John's Castle

  • Address: Castle St., Limerick City, Co. Limerick
  • Phone: 061/411-201

Fodor's Review:

First built by the Normans in the early 1200s, King John's Castle still bears traces on its north side of a 1691 bombardment. If you climb the drum towers (the oldest section), you'll have a good view of the town and the Shannon. Inside, a 22-minute audiovisual show illustrates the history of Limerick and Ireland; an archaeology center has three excavated, pre-Norman houses; and two exhibition centers display scale models of Limerick from its founding in AD 922.

  • Cost: EUR 8.50
  • Open: Daily 9:30-5
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